Voting slips and templates in Braille

1 - Voting slips shall be rectangular in shape, with the size that is appropriate in order for indications of all the lists that are being put to the vote in each constituency to fit on them, and shall be printed on smooth, white, non-transparent paper.
2 - The names, initials and symbols of the parties and coalitions that are putting forward nominations shall be printed on each voting slip in harmony with the model attached in annexe to the present Law, to be laid out horizontally, one below the other, in the order that results from the lottery undertaken in accordance with Article 31, which names, initials and symbols must reproduce those set out in the Constitutional Court record or notation, as appropriate, and the symbols must rigorously comply with the composition, configuration and proportions of those so recorded or noted.
3 - On the line that corresponds to each party or coalition there shall be a blank square intended to be marked with the elector’s choice.
4 - Braille templates of the voting slips, in all respects identical to these and with spaces corresponding to the squares of the competing lists, are produced.
5 - The State is responsible for printing voting slips and the producing the respective templates in Braille, through the electoral administration of the General Secretariat of the Ministry of Internal Administration, with the regular voting slips being printed by the Imprensa National-Casa da Moeda, S.A.
6 - The electoral administration of the General Secretariat of the Ministry of Internal Administration or, in the autonomous regions, the Representative of the Republic, sends the voting slips and Braille templates to each mayor so that the latter can fulfil the provisions of Article 52(2).
7 - A number of voting slips equal to that of the voters registered in the polling station or section plus 20%, as well as no fewer than two Braille templates for each polling station or section, are sent in a closed, sealed envelope.
8 - The mayor and the presiding officers of polling stations or sections report to the presiding judge of the district court based in the capital of the district or autonomous region regarding the voting slips and Braille templates they have received, and on the day after the election the presiding officers of the polling stations or sections shall return to said officer all, unused ballots and the ballots spoiled or spoiled by the voters, as well as the Braille templates.
9 - In the case of polling stations operating abroad, the powers attributed to the mayor described in the preceding paragraph are deemed to lie with the chair of the registration board.